Molecular dynamics simulation for all

SA Hollingsworth, RO Dror - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The impact of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in molecular biology and drug discovery
has expanded dramatically in recent years. These simulations capture the behavior of …

Biased ligands at opioid receptors: Current status and future directions

T Che, H Dwivedi-Agnihotri, AK Shukla, BL Roth - Science signaling, 2021 - science.org
The opioid crisis represents a major worldwide public health crisis that has accelerated the
search for safer and more effective opioids. Over the past few years, the identification of …

Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

Q Zhou, D Yang, M Wu, Y Guo, W Guo, L Zhong, X Cai… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) influence virtually every aspect of human
physiology. Understanding receptor activation mechanism is critical for discovering novel …

Molecular mechanism of biased signaling at the kappa opioid receptor

A El Daibani, JM Paggi, K Kim, YD Laloudakis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The κ-opioid receptor (KOR) has emerged as an attractive drug target for pain management
without addiction, and biased signaling through particular pathways of KOR may be key to …

Structure of the M2 muscarinic receptor–β-arrestin complex in a lipid nanodisc

DP Staus, H Hu, MJ Robertson, ALW Kleinhenz… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
After activation by an agonist, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) recruit β-arrestin, which
desensitizes heterotrimeric G-protein signalling and promotes receptor endocytosis …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane phosphoinositides regulate GPCR-β-arrestin complex assembly and dynamics

J Janetzko, R Kise, B Barsi-Rhyne, DH Siepe… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Binding of arrestin to phosphorylated G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is crucial for
modulating signaling. Once internalized, some GPCRs remain complexed with β-arrestins …

Molecular mechanism of biased signaling in a prototypical G-protein-coupled receptor

CM Suomivuori, NR Latorraca, LM Wingler… - Biophysical …, 2020 - cell.com
Over one-third of current drugs target G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Leveraging the
phenomenon of biased signaling, where different ligands that bind to the same GPCR …

Angiotensin analogs with divergent bias stabilize distinct receptor conformations

LM Wingler, M Elgeti, D Hilger, NR Latorraca, MT Lerch… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary" Biased" G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonists preferentially activate
pathways mediated by G proteins or β-arrestins. Here, we use double electron-electron …

[HTML][HTML] How GPCR phosphorylation patterns orchestrate arrestin-mediated signaling

NR Latorraca, M Masureel, SA Hollingsworth… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Binding of arrestin to phosphorylated G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) controls many
aspects of cell signaling. The number and arrangement of phosphates may vary …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor suppressor DRD2 facilitates M1 macrophages and restricts NF-κB signaling to trigger pyroptosis in breast cancer

Y Tan, R Sun, L Liu, D Yang, Q Xiang, L Li, J Tang… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Rationale: Breast cancer (BrCa) is the most common cancer worldwide, and the 5-
year relative survival rate has declined in patients diagnosed at stage IV. Advanced BrCa is …